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    <body><![CDATA[Definitely a &quot;read, skim, skip&quot; book. I know a fair amount about the topic already, so I'm only actually reading the most interesting (to me) bits. Interesting, informed speculation about what forms and compositions alien life would take. <br/><br/>The author's writing gets in the way so...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56125147">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The concept was great, but the jokes wore thin.  I would only recommend it for those seriously interested in the science of finding life in outer space.]]></body>
    
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